Sheet metal wall tile construction



Sept. 1, 1931. H, HONER 1,821,343

SHEET METAL WALL TILE CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 14, 1929 L I g I (IO q a L L ]7 zs enlor flnI /Honer' M LLZv/ .Att array:

' cheaply manufactured and installed in place 14 Patented Sept. 1, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE may 30mm, or LOS enemas, oemoama srmnr Maren WALL TILE consrauc'rron I Application filed August 14, 1929; Serial No. 385,867.

This invention relates to wall constructions The grooves cooperate to form a plurality of and the like. different sections 13, all of which are in- An object of the invention is to provide tegral with each other and which simulate an improved wall construction or surfacing wall tiles. material which may be easily, quickly' and The section of sheet metal 10 has apertures 85 formed therein, which apertures are arwill present ranged in the grooves. They may be formed the appearance of a tiled wall. by punching portions of the sheet metal in- Another object of the invention is to prowardly from the bottoms of the grooves, videawall surfacin material formed of sheet fOI'IHJHg mall prongs 1.5- The Presence 0f 60 m tal o the lik w i h wh th t ial i these apertures enables fastening elements,

and when in applied position applied simulates a tiled wall and which is u h as nails 16, to be driven through the,

are integral with each other.

so constructed that a plurality of different Sheet m a in oth 'studding S, and those sections of the metal are joined together or P 1 W i h are intended to receive the H t f nails 16 are arranged at the intersection of tiles have been constructed having metallic 7911310111 and horizontal g oqve The prongs faces, but in all instances such tiles are sepa- 15 l Serve as an anehelmg P P rate and independent ofeach other, requiring' g the Sheet me l se lon. in place that each tile be positioned in place in the agamst a Plaster baekmg the hke same manner that conventional tiles are ap- P P form of eonstllletlon t plied to a wall. By the improved construc- VeIt1ea1 aI1d e l g e are filled fi tion the labor of assembling and positioning greutmg materlal, mdleated at 18, Wh1eh the individual tiles is greatly eliminated. may b p e eemellt any eq e With the foregoing and other objects in matellel- Thls g g matel'lel bemg view, which will be made manifest in the caused to enter e p f 14 W111 be following detailed description and specifeetlvely eneheled m lace 111 efically pointed out in the appended claims, sldes 111g an adheslve bond Wlth sldes reference is had to the accompanying drawof the Y ings for an illustrative embodiment of the In PP the matenal to walla Halls invention, wherein, k, are

Fig 1 is akperspective View illustrating a through apertures 14 at the corners or 1nsection of wall surfacin ate i l e bod tet'sections of the grooves: The nails are the invention; g m r a m y driven through the grouting material 18,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same whlch may be occupymg the grooves at the corners.- These nails may be set with a nail 35 ggfii It as havmg been apphed to a set and the apertures formed thereby inthe groutin material may be subsequently 3 1s a.partml on an enlarged filled with additional grouting material cov- Scale lllustretmg the ifplmal'imce of e face ering overv and hiding the heads of the nails. of the materialafter it has been applied to It will b understood th [the f ti a Wallor shape of the section of sheet metal 10 may e E the aeeempeny g drewmgs, be varied. In large expanses of wall surface where n SllI11lal reference characters deslgth tion may be approximately the same Rate 5111111411 Pa throughout, the Improved as that shown in Fig: 1, however, near cormaterial comprises a section of Sheet m l nices or corners the material employed may 10, shown as having a plurality of vertical be in the shape of a long vertical st i which grooves 11 and horizontal rooves 12 formed is not materially greater in width t an the on its forward face. 1%

ese grooves are width of one or two tiles. formed by pressing or stamping the sheet From the above described cons'iruction it metal into the sheet approximately as shown. will be appreciated that an improved wall driven through the material and l material is provided, wherein wall tiles are simulated which wall tile are connected to and mounted on the face of a wall simultaneously. The improved wall material is 5 of simple construction and application and will give a very true a pearanoe of a tiled wall, wherein the joints tween the individual tiles are grouted.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I clalm:

1. A faced wall construction, comprising vertical supports, a plaster surface carried by said supports, a facing thereon comprising a section of sheet metal grooved horizontally and vertically to simulate tile, inwardly punched portions extending from the 2 bottom of the grooves forminglprongs which extend into and bond with t e plaster surface, nails extending through said apertures into the vertical supports, and a grouting material within the horizontal and vertical 5 grooves and extending through the apertures whereby an effective anchor is obtained.

2. A facing for walls comprising a section of sheet metal grooved to simulate the faces of tiles, there being apertures formed in the grooves, some of which receive fastenin elements fastening the sheet metal to a wal, and a grouting material in the, grooves and extendin into the unoccupied apertures.

3. A acing for walls comprising a section of sheet metal grooved with intersecting grooves to simulate the faces of tiles, there bein rows of apertures formed in the bottoms o thegrooves in excess ofthe number required for fastening elements'to secure 40 the sheet metal to a wall, and a grouting material filling the grooves covering the fastening elements and extending into the excess apertures. i 4. A facing for walls comprising a continuous section of sheet metal grooved with intersecting grooves to simulate the faces of tiles, headed fastening elements extending through the grooved portions for fastening the section to a wall, a groutin material in the grooves covering the hea s of the fastening elements, there being a lock in addition to the engagement between the grouting material and the heads of the fastening elements and in addition to the mere adhe- 5 .sive bond between the grouting material and the surfaces of-the grooves for locking the grouting material from falling out of the grooves.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY HONER. 

